TOPIC of the MONTH OCTOBER 2014~~~~~

[selmaS]

Barometric changes !!

How does the change of seasons affect you...joint pain, more headaches....

What about the barometer?...Can you tell when it drops b4 it rains?

When is the worst time for you weather wise?

[goldie2014]

Like you, I cannot tolerate heat.  Autonomic nerve dysfunction I think.

All my symptoms get worse, particularly headaches, dizziness,fatigue and hand tremors.

[selmaS]

  Anyone else  experiencing issues  with  major  weather changes?

[selmaS]

  Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of dysautonomia POTS is a subset of orthostatic intolerance that is associated with the presence of excessive tachycardia on standing.1 The current diagnostic criteria for POTS is a heart rate increase of 30 beats per minute (bpm) or more, or over 120 bpm, within the first 10 minutes of standing.1,2,3,4 In children and adolescents, a revised standard of a 40 bpm or more increase has recently been adopted.4,5 POTS is often diagnosed by a Tilt Table Test, but if such testing is not available, POTS can be diagnosed with bedside measurements of heart rate and blood pressure taken in the supine (laying down) and standing up position at 2, 5 and 10 minute intervals.

[Elisaandbucky]

No, I have not. What do the letters stand for? I want to read about it. As alway, thank you, Selma.

[selmaS]

  Those of us  with POTS have more issues  in the  heat.,..,.did  you have that ruled out.,...

  For me it  is EDS that affect my  joints....not Chiari.....

[Elisaandbucky]

Summer is always my most stressful time.  I do not tolerate heat very well at all. I am not sure what really affects my symptoms - except extreme hot temperatures. Maybe having a baby affects your body's ability to regulate heat. These metabolic changes began when my dear son was born. After he was born, it seems my body has changed. For 17 years, I have hidden inside the house in the summer heat.! As a blissful child, growing up in the Northeast, I learned early on how to live in the cold. I know many older people experience joint stiffness and pain in the cold weather. Well I am older and it hasn't gotten to me yet. However, I have begun to feel my first arthritic pain in my hands. Doing things like writing and hand sewing remind me that I come from a family with arthritis. But I really haven't found out how the chiari will affect my joints. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

[selmaS]

   Mine  is  each time   there is an extreme  temp  change   or season  change....so    from Spring to  Summer,  Summer to  Fall,Fall  to Winter...Winter to  Spring,....ugh,,,


Then  any  huge  weather  front that  moves in,,my  body  gives   me  a  heads  up.....For  many  yrs 2 days  b4 it would rain is when  I felt  bad....and while it  rained I felt great ....lately tho....I  feel  bad all  while it rains,.....sigh.....

[kwalker0004]

The worse times of the year for me are spring and fall. The adjustments kill me. It causes me to have more headaches along with the colds that come with the changing of season. Winter and Summer don't effect me as much. Thank goodness for that. I feel more joint stiffness during spring and fall as well.

The rain doesn't bother me. I rather enjoy when it rains. Though iI can never tell when its going to rain like some has.